A
more complete family history service including transcriptions of New South Wales
BDM records, retrieval of documents held at the NSW State Records Office, a
certificate service for English BDM records and a transcription service for
Tasmanian BDM and Scottish records. There is also a link for Irish and New Zealand
BDM records.

ABOUT
TURTLE CONSOLIDATED SERVICES

We offer a New South Wales BDM transcription
service, a New South Wales State Records retrieval service, a Tasmanian BDM
transcription service and an English certificate retrieval service. . Our
service is professional, timely and offers value for money.

Laurie and Lorraine conduct regular
research at the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. As well, we
regularly visit the repository of New South Wales State Records at
Kingswood. We transcribe Tasmanian BDM records up to 1899 and also
retrieve English BDM certificates.We can also give assistance with Scottish and South Australian BDM
records.

As a First Fleeter, Laurie has traced his
roots within Australia back to the very earliest days of white settlement.
His great great great great grandmother was Ann Colpitts who arrived in New
South Wales in 1788. She was one of the first women to give birth in the new
colony as she had a baby on the voyage out from England. Branches of this
family have various links to our convict and seafaring heritage, harking
back to Ireland, Scotland and England.

Lorraine's family has an equally
interesting lineage tracing back to some of the earliest Jewish immigrants
to arrive in this country. Benjamin Nelson arrived in Tasmania from Prussia
(now Poland) in the 1820's before doing very well out of the gold rushes in
New South Wales. Lorraine's family has links to Poland, Italy, England and
Scotland.

Laurie and Lorraine are passionate about
family history. They have both been tracing their family history for
many years. Laurie holds a Diploma in Family History Studies and has
completed the Archives Course at NSW State Records. Both Lorraine and Laurie
have been teachers in "former lives" and hold relevant
qualifications in these fields as well. Both enjoy working with clients to
help them solve their research. Lorraine has also conducted courses in
family history for U3A.

Laurie and Lorraine are also available for talks to
family history groups, although these need to be booked well in advance.